Although the coroner´s inquest gave clean chit to the police officer who shot Limbu in March, 2009, the police seem to have learnt a lesson and have also formed a special Nepali task force to mend fences and control crime in the community. [break]
The initiative started as the Nepalese Crime Prevention Ambassador last year has been renamed Nepalese Engaging the Community Ambassador and it has included youths from the field of journalism, teaching, medicine and social services. Half of these ambassadors are female.
Similarly, the Nepali task force aims to curb crime in the community that is on top in drug abuse among minorities. The police have also recruited persons from five different minority communities including Nepalis.
The ambassadors donning blue t-shirts, with a cross of national flags Nepal and Hong Kong and namaste inscribed on it, reach the spot where police calls them for help.
They will initially be active in the Yau Tsim district with dense Nepali population but will also be mobilized in other districts as required.
“The response has been better than we expected. We urge the ambassadors to become more active,” police officer Tungfai Tan Toni, who is leading the Nepali task force, said at a gathering organized to assess the contribution of the ambassadors Friday.
“We don´t get paid and don´t have the power of police. But we are volunteering to assist the police to help fellow Nepalis who are impoverished and into drugs,” said Pradeep Malbul, who runs a web magazine in Hong Kong. Police are also planning to publish a web magazine in Nepali to curb crime and raise awareness about drug abuse.
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